Wedding Photographers & Videographers at Madeline’s Dining & Events, Cranesville

A wedding at Madeline's Dining & Events in Cranesville feels like a celebration at a family restaurant that happens to have ponds out back. The larger dining room looks over the water, and outdoors there is seating by the ponds and space for tents, so your wedding photos and video can move from the warm wood of the dining rooms to the open grounds in a few steps.

You can host the whole day here: weddings, ceremonies, rehearsal dinners and bridal showers. Its gallery shows ceremonies on the property, including an arch set up with rows of chairs. For your wedding reception, the Main Dining Room seats 60 to 150 guests, pond-side seating outdoors holds 60 to 100, and a tent on the grounds can hold 150 or more. The Pub fits 20 to 60, a good size for a rehearsal dinner, and there is a two-bedroom guest house on the property, worth asking about for getting ready.

Because Madeline's is a full-service restaurant, it is an all-inclusive venue: the kitchen and bar handle your meal, with event menus for appetizers, dinner and brunch. The gallery also shows past cake tables and sweetheart tables to spark ideas. For your wedding videographer, an outdoor ceremony by the ponds can catch wind, so ask about microphones, and ask the staff where the toasts and first dance will happen inside.

• Call to check your date and talk through ceremony and reception spaces.
• Visit with your photographer at the hour of your wedding day to see the light on the ponds.
• Ask about photo and video guidelines and a rain plan for outdoor plans.

A little about Madeline's Dining & Events

Madeline's opened in 2019 in the historic building that was once Crowley's Restaurant. The family that runs it kept much of the original wood and updated the space, giving it a rustic but polished feel.